Chimps Use Healing Plants for Forest First Aid.
Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants with care, For first aid and healing, a natural remedy to share.
In Uganda's Budongo Forest, a sight to see,
Chimpanzees using plants for first aid, a natural spree.
Scientists from Oxford, with local team in tow,
Filmed the chimps using plants, to heal and to grow.
Chimpanzees using plants for first aid, a natural spree.
Scientists from Oxford, with local team in tow,
Filmed the chimps using plants, to heal and to grow.
They'd dab the plants on wounds, or chew them up with glee,
Apply the paste to injuries, a natural remedy.
A young chimp helped her mom, with a plant so fine,
A true display of empathy, in this forest divine.
Apply the paste to injuries, a natural remedy.
A young chimp helped her mom, with a plant so fine,
A true display of empathy, in this forest divine.
In the journal Frontiers, their research did shine,
Adding to evidence, of primates using natural medicine in time.
Chimps, orangutans, and gorillas, all use plants to stay healthy and bright,
A natural approach to wellness, in the wild, a wondrous sight.
Adding to evidence, of primates using natural medicine in time.
Chimps, orangutans, and gorillas, all use plants to stay healthy and bright,
A natural approach to wellness, in the wild, a wondrous sight.
Lead researcher Elodie, explained with a grin,
Chimpanzees have a behavioural repertoire, to treat themselves and to win.
They'd use plants to maintain hygiene, a habit so rare,
A chimp would wipe itself clean, with leaves, without a care.
Chimpanzees have a behavioural repertoire, to treat themselves and to win.
They'd use plants to maintain hygiene, a habit so rare,
A chimp would wipe itself clean, with leaves, without a care.
In the forest, a chimp would tend to a friend in need,
Remove snares from their limbs, a true act of kindness indeed.
Their log book from the 90s, a treasure to behold,
Stories of chimps helping chimps, a tale to be told.
Remove snares from their limbs, a true act of kindness indeed.
Their log book from the 90s, a treasure to behold,
Stories of chimps helping chimps, a tale to be told.
The researchers studied plants, with antibacterial might,
Used by chimps to heal their wounds, a natural delight.
A wild orangutan, used chewed leaf material too,
Healing a facial wound, with a natural remedy anew.
Used by chimps to heal their wounds, a natural delight.
A wild orangutan, used chewed leaf material too,
Healing a facial wound, with a natural remedy anew.
Studying chimps, could lead to new medicines, they say,
A natural approach to healing, in a modern way.
Dr Freymann's words, a lesson to us all,
Chimps thrive in the forest, with knowledge that stands tall.
A natural approach to healing, in a modern way.
Dr Freymann's words, a lesson to us all,
Chimps thrive in the forest, with knowledge that stands tall.